LEGO Star Wars Set Discussion 2026 - READ FIRST POST!!!

[Kaijumeister]

1 hour ago, CloneCommando99 said:

So let me get this straight. There’s a scene in the movie, featured in all the trailers thus far, that involves a middle sized speeder that could be made with around 100 pieces, with exactly 4 stormtroopers and Lego didn’t think to turn it into a battlepack for the movie wave?

This the TIE Avenger and as @BrickBob Studpants points out with TK Troopers… What is it with Lego and fumbling Imperial set opportunities currently?! 

What an absurd notion, I’d rather have more buildable figures thanks. /s

Fun little clip by the way, the way the Imperial (think his name is Coin?) slowly turns his head to stare at Mando after Grogu almost blows them up is hilarious.

[Yperio_Bricks]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

So let me get this straight. There’s a scene in the movie, featured in all the trailers thus far, that involves a middle sized speeder that could be made with around 100 pieces, with exactly 4 stormtroopers and Lego didn’t think to turn it into a battlepack for the movie wave?

I would like to know who at Lego generally makes these decisions. How much do the designers have to say? Is there some higher up suit deciding which sets get made. Is it a panel with people from different departments? Do they have to talk about every set with Disney? etc.

[ArrowBricks]

47 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I would like to know who at Lego generally makes these decisions. How much do the designers have to say? Is there some higher up suit deciding which sets get made. Is it a panel with people from different departments? Do they have to talk about every set with Disney? etc.

I don’t think LEGO do, it’s Disney push this, Disney push that.  

[Mandalorianknight]

15 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

 

@Mandalorianknight unless @Swordy wants Love and TIE Avenger, you’re next

Another good poster, happy to hear the new TIE Avengers are coming, I can provide some greenscreen renders of a lego one if you want.

I feel like Sentry needs to be Dolor just given the alter-ego thing. Unsure who the others would be- most of the Bolts aren't exactly role models going in, so I don't want to be like "X user is just like Yelana!"

14 hours ago, TeddytheSpoon said:

+1. I was worried we wouldn't ever get them after their absence from Bad Batch, but we can see now they were a fairly important transition between clones and stormtroopers and quite prominent across the Empire. It could end up being quite a glaring omission among Star Wars minifigs.

Imagine if the battle pack this year had been 2 TK troopers, a Nightbrother and a Blackout Mando.

7 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

This was a good explanation, I didn't know that. I still can't defend stickers in UCS sets though, even if they can't do prints I'd rather them try to add detail using Lego. At least they no longer do the STAMP for the plaque  

The giant plaque stickers were an absolute mess, I'm glad they've fixed that. I am always in favor of brick built details over stickers or prints wherever it can work.

5 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

What is it with Lego and fumbling Imperial set opportunities currently?! 

Not to blame everything on the clone frenzy of previous years, but I think this is a case where you unironically can. For younger kids they're both white-armored troopers, and I could easily see lego deciding that clones sell better in their eyes and therefore to just stick with what's selling better. So the best thing we can hope for is a designer to sneak an Imp pack in somewhere or for the clone bubble to finally pop.

3 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I would like to know who at Lego generally makes these decisions. How much do the designers have to say? Is there some higher up suit deciding which sets get made. Is it a panel with people from different departments? Do they have to talk about every set with Disney? etc.

From what I remember, designers are generally given a prompt along the lines of a price point, type of vehicle/location/etc, and any notable minifig inclusions. I'm sure for star wars the vehicle is specified more often than not. I believe some designers have lobbied for and gotten specific sets made, though.

In general I think it's suits at LEGO. I would imagine disney has them make tie-ins for newer content (they sort of have to, otherwise how would lego have the concept art?), but I doubt they're the ones telling lego to make a shock trooper mech or put a jawa in the advent calendar or whatever. Though I believe they do have to approve every set, and there have been times where the designers have mentioned them vetoing one set in favor of another (again, though, in the case of tie-in sets).

2 hours ago, ArrowBricks said:

I don’t think LEGO do, it’s Disney push this, Disney push that.  

I wouldn't say that's necessarily the case, with the exception of sets based on upcoming content- you would think we'd be getting a lot more clone-centric shows and/or movies if disney was the one ordering all the clone sets.

They look over sets to approve them, and they probably also give some general marching orders for stuff like "Hey, Mando Movie coming, please make some Mando sets", but I doubt they're the ones behind the 332nd battle pack or whatever.

Edited April 22 by Mandalorianknight

[Kaijumeister]

I echo that the relationship between Lego and Disney / Lucasfilm is likely more collaborative rather than Disney largely calling the shots, otherwise for better or for worse Lego would be covering most pieces of contemporary Star Wars media.

Whilst they produce different types of toys, I still find it interesting to compare Lego’s output to Hasbro’s. Hasbro are practically guaranteed to cover most shows, video games, etc. to a significant degree. We’ve seen them cover the Jedi games, the ‘Tales of…’ shows, Acolyte, Shadow Lord, and swathes of Legends content across their various toylines - all things Lego have mostly chosen to ignore. Granted whether this is a move that benefits Hasbro or not is another matter given how much of their product hits heavy discount, but the trend is there. Heck, even Black Series collectors have been expressing a desire to see TK Troopers which are now confirmed to be coming in the near future.

I echo @Mandalorianknight’s opinion that the overall direction of this theme seems to be driven by corporate rather than something the designers would be gunning for. As a product, I still favour Lego Star Wars over other toy lines, but in terms of breadth, Lego Star Wars in comparison to Jazwares, Hasbro, Hot Toys etc. has mostly done an lacklustre job of at least trying to cater to fans of different (contemporary!) content since last year. 

The uptick in 18+ sets and buildable figures (doubtless corporate-driven) makes it worse because unlike Hasbro (for example) whose ‘collector’ lines such as helmets and role play items occupy their own niche without eating into existing toylines, Lego’s foray into this market does. What we’re then left with is a perfect storm of a significantly reduced number of playscale sets, which I will always reiterate are the bread and butter of this theme, coupled with a lack of at least trying to introduce some diversity into said playscale sets.

To me, the overall direction of this theme has been extremely tone-deaf as of late. But that’s easy for me as a layman to say without any insight into the sales data that drives these decisions. I can only hope LAN are at least feeding the overall sentiment for the theme back to Lego, at least it seems like Solid Brix is.

I do think 2027 seems to so far sound like a much better year from what we know already and I really am excited for it, plus I maintain my hope the remaining Mando sets will be good too.

Apologies for the wall of text, but as a last point I don’t think Lego are as good at engagement as Hasbro are. I do appreciate the LAN Fan Media Days coverage we do get, but I personally don’t get a sense of actual passion and interest the way I do when I watch the Hasbro designer interviews. No doubt a large part of this is the corporate script Lego designers have to play by, but I don’t see this sort of reticence whenever we see interviews with Ninjago or Marvel designers  

Edited April 22 by Kaijumeister

[Yperio_Bricks]

41 minutes ago, Kaijumeister said:

I echo @Mandalorianknight’s opinion that the overall direction of this theme seems to be driven by corporate rather than something the designers would be gunning for. As a product, I still favour Lego Star Wars over other toy lines, but in terms of breadth, Lego Star Wars in comparison to Jazwares, Hasbro, Hot Toys etc. has mostly done an lacklustre job of at least trying to cater to fans of different (contemporary!) content since last year. 

The uptick in 18+ sets and buildable figures (doubtless corporate-driven) makes it worse because unlike Hasbro (for example) whose ‘collector’ lines such as helmets and role play items occupy their own niche without eating into existing toylines, Lego’s foray into this market does. What we’re then left with is a perfect storm of a significantly reduced number of playscale sets, which I will always reiterate are the bread and butter of this theme, coupled with a lack of at least trying to introduce some diversity into said playscale sets.

I couldn't agree more 

I know I am exaggerating, but to me it often feels like there's some excel sheet driven bureaucrat calling the shots. That's why we see so many 18+ sets - buildable statues and the like. Yes, they surely must sell well, otherwise Lego would not make all these adult collectors items, but like @Kaijumeister points out, it eats into the toyline of playsets and as a fan of playsets it hurts to see all of that 

[Kaijumeister]

58 minutes ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

I know I am exaggerating, but to me it often feels like there's some excel sheet driven bureaucrat calling the shots. 

That’s exactly how I imagine it too  If the 18+ June set is indeed a helmet, that’ll just reinforce my opinion that they really can’t control themselves with moderating the 18+ output if busts are also introduced this year. The April’s Day rumour of the other June set being a buildable Mando and AT-RT is starting to seem more and more real.

Unfortunately, this is the ‘brave new world’ of the theme we have to get used to. Not only do we get less playsets, but the waiting period in between receiving substantial waves of playsets that other themes get to take for granted continues to broaden for Star Wars. We wait longer and get less.

I know Lego Star Wars produces a fraction of the product that Hasbro and Jazwares do, but you will never catch either of those two companies dedicating over 90% of their core product to a single Star Wars property, even during a movie year like this. 

Anyway, sorry for complaining again guys  I just have a lot of thoughts on the topic.

 

[CloneCommando99]

363 Days of completing the mission.

75458 is a Remnant AT RT driver helmet. (2nd accidental Rogue One 10th anniversary set I guess)

75461 is the upscaled Vader fig.

So more Buildables that take up able-bodies set slots.

 

AT AT! I need you AT AT!!

[BrickBob Studpants]

Huh, so the leakers were confused about which June set was which  $100 for the maxifig Vader makes a lot more sense! And the AT-RT driver helmet is a good choice I’d say.

[TheScaryDoor]

20 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

75458 is a Remnant AT RT driver helmet. (2nd accidental Rogue One 10th anniversary set I guess)

But this helmet is from the new Mando movie and only similar to the tank driver from Rogue One or is it the same?

Edit: You mean the shoretrooper from RO. I didn't checked this one first because of the different colour.

Edited April 24 by TheScaryDoor

[CloneCommando99]

22 hours ago, TheScaryDoor said:

But this helmet is from the new Mando movie and only similar to the tank driver from Rogue One or is it the same?

Edit: You mean the shoretrooper from RO. I didn't checked this one first because of the different colour.

It’s the same design as the Shoretrooper helmet. But colour-wise, it’s literally the AT ACT driver helmet. Just without the small red imperial cog on the helmet’s side.

Chances of the AT AT with its larger piece count and definite omission of 2020’s speeder and Eweb builds including a Int-4?

Spoiler

According to people who saw the 15 minutes shown at cinema con, Lieutenant Beard escapes via an Int-4 that deploys from his AT AT’s main hold. Hence why one shot in the trailer shows the AT AT’s compartment is open.

Either way. That, a Hutt Starfighter and a Remnant BP based off the speeder chase seem to be glaring omissions from the movie’s line-up and we haven’t even seen the actual movie yet so there’s likely more that was skipped.

Day #364 of the TIE Avenger crusade.

Edited April 24 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

9 minutes ago, CloneCommando99 said:

Day #364 of the TIE Avenger crusade.

Tomorrow’s a special day! Hope you’ve cooked up something nice to celebrate the occasion!

[TheScaryDoor]

2 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It’s the same design as the Shoretrooper helmet. But colour-wise, it’s literally the AT ACT driver helmet. Just without the small red imperial cog on the helmet’s side.

I don't think that this will happen but would be nice to get a Shoretrooper helmet from Lego. The design ist already done.

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

It’s the same design as the Shoretrooper helmet. But colour-wise, it’s literally the AT ACT driver helmet. Just without the small red imperial cog on the helmet’s side.

Chances of the AT AT with its larger piece count and definite omission of 2020’s speeder and Eweb builds including a Int-4?

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According to people who saw the 15 minutes shown at cinema con, Lieutenant Beard escapes via an Int-4 that deploys from his AT AT’s main hold. Hence why one shot in the trailer shows the AT AT’s compartment is open.

Either way. That, a Hutt Starfighter and a Remnant BP based off the speeder chase seem to be glaring omissions from the movie’s line-up and we haven’t even seen the actual movie yet so there’s likely more that was skipped.

Day #364 of the TIE Avenger crusade.

Got a few small things for you tomorrow.

Spoiler

Amazing. I love the INT-4 and am so glad it's canon now. Whether or not it's in the set depends on whether or not lego got the concept art in time.

37 minutes ago, TheScaryDoor said:

I don't think that this will happen but would be nice to get a Shoretrooper helmet from Lego. The design ist already done.

It's been talked about before but unfortunately as you say, recolors aren't something we often get from lego.

[CloneCommando99]

15 hours ago, BrickBob Studpants said:

Tomorrow’s a special day! Hope you’ve cooked up something nice to celebrate the occasion!

I would have made a meme. But Season 2 itself has already provided me with the perfect image. And I thought I’d try something a bit more heartfelt...

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year already. I want to thank you guys for sticking with me and the campaign all this time, I understand I can get a bit annoying at times. Honestly, I originally started this as a gag as I expected we’d shortly get news of one coming in the 2026 January wave. But since then it has evolved into something so much more. A community. A collective symbol of what we want the SW theme to be. Something that embodies the best attributes of Eurobricks with the camaraderie, humour and engaging conversation. And while I know as each day passes our chances of victory become slimmer and slimmer, I will continue to post frantically about TIE Avengers because of those very reasons. Because if we don’t have hope, then what chance do we have?

Happy anniversary guys. And may the force be with you all as we enter the second year. 

 

 

Edited April 25 by CloneCommando99

[BrickBob Studpants]

Awww, that’s really wholesome! Much better than any meme could’ve been  It’s things like these that make EB my favourite place in the entire Internet!

I will support this holy crusade as long as it’ll take!

[Yperio_Bricks]

The Jango Fett minifigure will be a magazine gift (releasing 22 May in Germany). The issue will also come with one of two tin boxes.

[Meaf]

Happy anniversary to the TIE Avenger campaign, here's to (less than) another year.

[BrickPrick]

On 4/21/2026 at 8:55 AM, BrickBob Studpants said:

Very nice Xmassy display!  Almost, since you’re not going for completionism, ti hi 

Well yeah, I like to see myself as a completionist as far as the core Skywalker saga is concerned. 

I've got nothing against the ST in the Lego sense. Most of those sets (as long as it ain't a headless chicken walker) or minifigs are not bad by any stretch of the imagination. Just never felt committed in collecting anything ST-related when I have next to no attachment to these movies. Always had more than enough appealing stuff to catch up to anyways. And even right now during quieter times, there would not exactly be a whole lot of fresh ST things to get nowadays. 

9 hours ago, CloneCommando99 said:

I would have made a meme. But Season 2 itself has already provided me with the perfect image. And I thought I’d try something a bit more heartfelt...

Wow. I can’t believe it’s been a whole year already. I want to thank you guys for sticking with me and the campaign all this time, I understand I can get a bit annoying at times. Honestly, I originally started this as a gag as I expected we’d shortly get news of one coming in the 2026 January wave. But since then it has evolved into something so much more. A community. A collective symbol of what we want the SW theme to be. Something that embodies the best attributes of Eurobricks with the camaraderie, humour and engaging conversation. And while I know as each day passes our chances of victory become slimmer and slimmer, I will continue to post frantically about TIE Avengers because of those very reasons. Because if we don’t have hope, then what chance do we have?

Happy anniversary guys. And may the force be with you all as we enter the second year. 

That's literally perfect. Sometimes it doesn't need to be this big bombastic meme that anyone could enjoy at any given time. Sometimes less can be more. As it takes fairly little to get the point across. 

I want to take the opportunity to thank you too for your unwavering commitment and creativity. Your passion project is mostly impressive and deserves recognition. Even though I want this thing to end someday, lest we would never get our so dearly desired TIE Avenger, I can no longer imagine this thread without this noble crusade you started in the first place... and intend on keeping alive for the maker knows how long.

And I seriously never felt annoyed by any of your posts. On the contrary, I think people pretending that their personal "ability" of easily getting annoyed should matter more than other people expressing their enjoyment, their hopes and dreams, are the actual annoying people. 

So please... save the overpriced Lego TIE Avenger! Save the dream! 

Edited April 25 by BrickPrick

[Kaijumeister]

@CloneCommando99 Congratulations on a whole year of what’s been a dedicated and creative campaign my friend. It’s been become a mainstay of this thread and your ability to keep it fresh all year round is genuinely commendable! 

I remember being in Tokyo after Celebration Japan when you first began your crusade, how time flies!

Quick thoughts on the June sets: meh, although the Vader maxifig will probably be pretty popular. Bring on the August wave! 

It does seem like with the exception of the Vader maxifig, all the sets from that list in January are indeed for 2027 rather than ‘most’ as originally thought. 

 

Edited April 25 by Kaijumeister

[Mandalorianknight]

8 hours ago, Yperio_Bricks said:

The Jango Fett minifigure will be a magazine gift (releasing 22 May in Germany). The issue will also come with one of two tin boxes.

People complained when that one Bespin Duel set was US exclusive but these magazines trounce that 50 times over. That's what, $6 for Jango?

I'm not complaining (well, maybe I am- I guess I should say I'm not saying lego should start trying to sell these in the US because those sort of activity magazines aren't as big here) but man, the ability to get figures like that so cheap is awesome.

Congrats on one year, @CloneCommando99,  got two campaign unlocks for ya-

1. After 365 days, you've reached True Jedi:

Spoiler

2. Tie Avenger Microfighter

Spoiler

 

2 hours ago, Kaijumeister said:

It does seem like with the exception of the Vader maxifig, all the sets from that list in January are indeed for 2027 rather than ‘most’ as originally thought. 

The exact term used was "a lot"- I still have hope.

Edited April 25 by Mandalorianknight

[Shiva]

CloneCommando99 nut, what happens if LEGO releases theTIE Avenger prototype?

[Darth_Bane13]

I think it'd be cool if the Vader Maxifig had the old helmet, the new helmet has no charm.

[Swordy]

On 4/22/2026 at 12:43 AM, CloneCommando99 said:

For the 362nd day and with just a month left until Synergy War Part II, please enjoy today’s poster.

@Mandalorianknight unless @Swordy wants Love and TIE Avenger, you’re next. I would really appreciate some casting suggestions as were running out of users. I already have an idea for Red Guardian and Bucky has already been cast.

Beautiful work, my friend—on all three posters I missed!  Seeing @legoturtletake on the Soup mech is a dream come true, and knowing that canonically me and Renny team up for half of Infinity War and Endgame brings a smile to my face. (I am confused what Synergy War Part II is.)

No, no need. I feel that the less that film is mentioned, the better, lol. Although if you're in need of some wait time after Waiting Game, you could always do a retrospective Iron Man 2 parody featuring yourself, Mara Jade, @BrickPrick, Mara Jade, @BrickPrickagain (because he plays both Nick Fury and War Machine I now realize), and of course the lovely Mara Jade.

I do believe it must be said once again: Congrats on one year of TIE Avenging! Why, last year feels like a lifetime ago, yet it's hard to believe you've crossed such a major threshold with this campaign.
Of course, it goes without saying that if the LEGO Group doesn't immediately announce a TIE Avenger now, I say the might of Blacktron finishes… whatever war between England and Dane you like to reference so much, lol.

On 4/22/2026 at 4:15 PM, Mandalorianknight said:

Unsure who the others would be- most of the Bolts aren't exactly role models going in, so I don't want to be like "X user is just like Yelana!"

Since Nat was translated to Mara Jade, perhaps Yelena should be someone like Bastila Shan?

 

Anyway, what did I miss in LSW news?

Darksaber GWP looks great, and the May 4th deals look much better than last year. Personally I'll have to pass, but glad to see the improvement.

N-1 reminds me of the most recent UCS Y-Wing; I know it's considerably more massive than the last playset, but it doesn't feel much larger, more elaborate, more premium than the last playset. (The hotrod intake in particular is the same size, maybe even same sticker as the 2022 playset, which irks me greatly.) The splotch of metallic at the front and only the front throws off the look for me too. It can be explained away via in universe canon, sure, but speaking completely out of gut instinct, it feels cheap.

2 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think it'd be cool if the Vader Maxifig had the old helmet, the new helmet has no charm.

Not to mention, should the Vader maxifig take the modern design, the maxi-helmet would more or less be an exact remake of the 2021 helmet, as well as an upscaled design from the bust. Overall, it'd be far too repetitive for the shelves—hang on, three buildable Grogu's are calling my name…
Given that other LEGO Maxifigs have taken a liking to 80/90s era minifigs rather than modern equivalents, I believe it's possible. This isn't like Harry Potter where the original minifig designs are unrecognizable as their characters; with LSW, that Vader design still retains the character's visage, while having an iconicity and, like you say, a charm in of itself. The question is whether LEGO wants to pitch this to adult LEGO fans/minifig enthusiasts or to general adult SW fans. Previous maxifig entries would suggest the former, but recent LSW philosophies would suggest the latter.

On 4/23/2026 at 1:49 PM, CloneCommando99 said:

75458 is a Remnant AT RT driver helmet. (2nd accidental Rogue One 10th anniversary set I guess)

All we need do is sun-bake the helmet.

Edited April 26 by Swordy

[Mandalorianknight]

3 hours ago, Shiva said:

CloneCommando99 nut, what happens if LEGO releases theTIE Avenger prototype?

He finally rests. And watches the sun rise on a grateful galaxy.

3 hours ago, Darth_Bane13 said:

I think it'd be cool if the Vader Maxifig had the old helmet, the new helmet has no charm.

I'm sure it will- the figures have generally tended to be nostalgic ones, and that aside the new helmet would be tough to accurately replicate at that scale.

27 minutes ago, Swordy said:

Since Nat was translated to Mara Jade, perhaps Yelena should be someone like Bastila Shan?

Darksaber GWP looks great, and the May 4th deals look much better than last year. Personally I'll have to pass, but glad to see the improvement.

All we need do is sun-bake the helmet.

Good to have you back, Swordy.

That works pretty well. I was going to suggest her descendent Shatele since that shot of her blocking a lightsaber with her palm was burned into my young mind as the coolest jedi move ever, but she technically has a minifigure. Bastila fits much better as a sick force-user lady who's never gotten a minifig.

Looking at the site UI, it is always funny to see how lego splits stuff up. The options here being (aside from the pretty generic "toys" and "starships") being smart brick, clone troopers, and droids (as statues) fits pretty well. Though it is unfortunate OT is listed when aside from smart brick and UCS, there's a whopping two OT sets availible on the website- the 2024 ISD and 2023 bomber. Hopefully August can change that for us. I don't see any deals, though, where did you find those?

In engineering we call this Design for Failure. First set that you have to let cure.

Edited April 26 by Mandalorianknight